Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-06

Veteran GOOD Samaritans Have
Happy Reunion at Ocean Grove.

= Happy Reunion AZ ocean rOSe.
An Asbury Park On. j. SPECIAL says
This was memorable day In the his
tory of Ocean Grove.
The easterly winds OF last night dis
PEELED the heat and mosquitoes and
made things pleasant for the eighth re-
union of army and navy chaplains and
veterans, both North and South, of the
United States Christian Commission.
Sanitary Commission, and all "good
Samaritans of the late war, with the
Red Cross, White Cross, Franklin, and
other Christian benevolent societies
since the war. Yesterday and this
morning many carloads of delegates
and others from all parts of the country
arrived
Three years ago the reunion was held
here. General Grant was present and
attempted to speak, bat, after few
scntt noes. broke down and wept like a
child. That was Ocean Groves great
est meeting. Dr. Stokes to-day, in
welcoming the gathering, touchingly
referred to this, and the thousands in
the audience were greatly affected.
Bishop General Samuel Fallows, Of
Chicago, responded. Rev. j. w.
Jones, of Richmond, Rev. DIR. A. +.
Dickinson, a colporteur in the South
ern army, Bishop Brownan, Of st.
Louis, and Rev. Colonel Hardin, of
Chicago, made addresses during the
day. The latter said, "Piety will al
ways take the right side of prejudice" "
and all referred to the people who
worked to mitigate the miseries of the
war.
"FRATERNAL RELATIONS.
In the evening General G. B. Fisk
WAS introduced as gallant Christian
soldier. He said, 81 trust you gave
Dr. Jones hearty welcome. | started
for his home once, and had my letters
| forwarded to Richmond. We went ont
fifty thousand strong, but the Commit
tee On FIatCrnal relations came out
with salutes from thousands Of iron
threats and gave us the heartlest re-
c,ptiOn | ever received. / concluded
to return to Washington and counter
rnand my order concerning the letters.
It vas IL qnarter century afterward be-
fore went to Richmond, and then the
Committee on Eratcrnal Relations met
me again, and together we attended the
| General Conseroncc of the Methodist
Church"
I he speaker of the evening was Bish-
op Fallo1s, who proposed cementing
The new union more compactly by hav-
ing the South exchange a hundred
thousond of its beautiful girls for like
number of northern boys. "Then, u
said the speaker, "let the newcomers
marry, let them already begin to pre-
sent arms and the battalions of infantry
from such a union will preserve our
country forever"
THOSE WHO WERE THERE.
Noted officers of the reunion present
are General Fisk, of Seabright the
Rev. DR.. Jones, of Richmond Bishop
Fallows, of Chicago the Rev. Dr. V.
A. Lewis, of Boston and Miss Mary
G. Morelead, of Pittsburgh, vice-presl-
dents; Joseph Alfrec, of Pittsburgh
Professor Sweeney, of Chester, Pa.
Charles j. Taylor, of Baltimore. John
o. Foster and twelve others from Chi
cago are other officers. Presideu,
George H. Stuart, of Philadelphia, is
absent on account OF illness.
The meetings to day will be of ex-
cepiional interest. They continue till
Monday. DIR. Stokes composed for the
occasion the following sentiment, which,
with flags and flowers, graced the audi
torium:
From Southland comes the peaceful gray,
| From Northland comes the blue;
| Tho Blue and Gray together meet
| Ia friendship firm ani true